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Fat Charlie has a comfortable life in London and a lovely fiancée whose mother is hell on Earth. Fat Charlie cannot say his life is everything he has ever dreamt of, but when his father dies and he learns he is the son of a god and that he has a brother, the life he knows and Rosie are gone and Fat Charlie wants it back.

This book was a brilliant surprise. Whether you like or do not like American Gods, give this a try because there is nothing in common between the two except that there are gods in it. Fat Charlie, Spider, Rosie, Rosie's mother and Daisy are characters that we easily care about but I wasn't expecting the humour. This book is way funnier than it should be because it is beautifuly written, the characters and story evolve in a very satisfying way and it even has a surprising twist in the end. I was not expecting such a novel from Gaiman, but I am immensely happy I read this. It is become one of my favourites from him.

Fat Charlie has a comfortable life in London and a lovely fiancée whose mother is hell on Earth. Fat Charlie cannot say his life is everything he has ever dreamt of, but when his father dies and he learns he is the son of a god and that he has a brother, the life he knows and Rosie are gone and Fat Charlie wants it back.

This book was a brilliant surprise. Whether you like or do not like American Gods, give this a try because there is nothing in common between the two except that there are gods in it. Fat Charlie, Spider, Rosie, Rosie's mother and Daisy are characters that we easily care about but I wasn't expecting the humour. This book is way funnier than it should be because it is beautifuly written, the characters and story evolve in a very satisfying way and it even has a surprising twist in the end. I was not expecting such a novel from Gaiman, but I am immensely happy I read this. It is become one of my favourites from him.

Cat was the narrator when we met Bones many years ago, and now it's time for Bones' version of the story that led to the creation of their dynamic lethal duo. It's the same story, but it's told with a bit more knowledge of what is really happening with the vampires that keep crossing Cat's path.

I didn't think I was interested in this book, but after listening to the "Graphic Audio" adaptation of the first one, I decided to try this one while waiting for the next adaptation (which apparently is coming in December). I've always enjoyed this story, so I wasn't sure a different point of view would add much - it doesn't. I wouldn't recommend it as a "must read" from the series, but it's nice to read something new (even if old) from Cat and Bones. I'll read the following one too, as it probably is my favourite book of the series. As some people have noticed, for some reason the text was adapted to incorporate current technology, which feels unnecessary as it creates some discrepancies between the versions.

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield knows her family is afraid of her "darker nature", and tries to make up for it by killing vampires at night. One night she meets a powerful vampire that teaches her more than she wanted to know, and not only about vampires.

It's been more than ten years since I first read this book, but I had to take a chance on the Graphic Audio version because I was sure it would be worth it. It is amazing what good actors and sound effects do to a story, you pay attention even to moments in the book where your head would probably stray a little. Cat and Bones are a favourite duo, and they remain ready to take over the world. I confess I remembered Cat being less petty, but the whole story and dialogues are much better experienced in this format. It seems there is more action thanks to the sound effects, and the comic moments are funnier. Give this a try, specially because Danny Ganivan is the perfect Bones!